Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelted

/pˈɛltɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: pelt-ed
IPA: /pˈɛltɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pelt

adj

Having a specified kind of pelt.

Example Sentences

"The sleek, black-pelted werewolf was pounding towards them."

Derived Forms

unpelted

Questions

How do you pronounce pelted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛltɪd/.
What does pelted mean?: simple past and past participle of pelt

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